[claytongulick]

I've got the same thing with kiwis.

I discovered it in a funny way - I was in Tokyo trying all sorts of random foods. One night after dinner, in the cab, my throat started to swell. I had a fun time getting some emergency Benadryl from a gas station late at night speaking Japanese poorly.

I had no idea what caused it.

Flash forward a few months, I was at a birthday party back in the U.S., had a slice of kiwi, and felt like I'd swallowed battery acid. Throat immediately closed up, worse than in Tokyo. Thinking back to that previous night, I realized it hadn't been some exotic food - I'd had a salad with kiwi in it.

Fun and rare allergy.

For even more fun, try being allergic to milk. I developed that allergy later in life and hoo boy has it been a humdinger.